Gordon Lightfoot – Minstrel Of The Dawn (Guitar)

Capo 2
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Minstrel Of The Dawn chords Gordon Lightfoot 1969 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sit_Down_Young_Stranger Capo II *
    D               Dsus4
The minstrel of the dawn is here

   G                  A
To make you laugh and bend your ear

D                   Dsus4
Up the steps you'll hear him climb

G                         A
All full of thoughts, all full of rhymes

G             C
Listen to the pictures flow

 G                C                 A
Across the room into your mind they go

D             G
Listen to the strings

     Bm         D
They jangle and dangle

          E          A
While the old guitar rings

D                   Dsus4
The minstrel of the dawn is he

G                A
Not too wise but oh so free

D                      Dsus4
He'll talk of life out on the street

G                     A
He'll play it sad and say it sweet

G             C
Look into his shining face

   G                 C             A
Of loneliness you'll always find a trace

D                G
Just like me and you

     Bm             D
He's trying  to get into things

     E          A
More happy than blue
Em A 2x
D                 Dsus4
A minstrel of the changing  tide

G                     A
He'll ask for nothing but his pride

D                  Dsus4
Just sit him down upon that chair

G                      A
Go fetch some wine and set it there

G             C
Listen to the pictures flow

 G                C                 A
Across the room into your mind they go

D             G
Listen to the strings

     Bm         D
They jangle and dangle

          E          A
While the old guitar rings

D                 Dsus4
A minstrel of the dawn is near

G                   A
Just like a step  n fetch it here

D                     Dsus4
He's like an old time troubadour

G                     A
Just wanting life and nothing more

G             C
Look into his shining eyes

G                      C           A
And if you see a ghost don't be surprised

D           G
Like me and you

     Bm                  D
He's trying  to get into things

     E          A
More happy than blue

D                     Dsus4
The minstrel boy will understand

G                  A
He holds a promise in his hand

D                  Dsus4
He talks of better days ahead

G                     A
And by his words your fortune s read

G             C
Listen to the pictures flow

 G                C                 A
Across the room into your mind they go

D             G
Listen to the strings

     Bm         D
They jangle and dangle

          E          A
While the old guitar rings

D                   Dsus4
The minstrel of the dawn is gone

G                   A
I hope he'll call before too long

D                   Dsus4
And if you meet him you must be

G                 A
The victim of his minstrelsy

      G              D
He'll sing for you a song

    A               D  A D
The minstrel of the dawn
* Alternates: Open D = E Dsus4 = Esus4 G = A A = B C = D Bm = C#m E = F# Open (These chords are not in the original key) D = A Dsus4 = Asus4 G = D A = E C = G Bm = F#m E = B Set8